Turner, Bobcat Men Take Championships at Bridgestone-Pacer Invite

AIKEN, S.C. – Sophomore Trevor Turner's (Snellville, Ga.) individual title paced the Georgia College men's cross country team to the team championship Friday at the Bridgestone-Pacer Invitational, hosted by USC Aiken. The victory marks back-to-back wins for GC men's cross country.

Turner led the team for the first time this season, breaking the tape in 27:42 for the 8K race, as the Bobcats took the top-five slots, finishing with the lowest possible score of 15. Paul McNeil (Dunwoody, Ga.) was second in 28:14.

Crossing the line in third was James Ryden (Atlanta) as he finished 11 seconds after McNeil, with fourth place belonging to Michael Warrick (Marietta, Ga.) in 28:33. Rounding out the scoring finishes for the Bobcats was Paul Orr (Fairfield, Ga.) posting a 29:16 in fifth.

The Bobcats took the top seven slots in the race, as Matt Tippins (Hoschton, Ga.) was sixth in 29:37 and Matt Sutton (Norcross, Ga.) seventh in 29:44.

The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Captain Chris Invitational in Newport News, Va., hosted by Christopher Newport University.

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